HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Quarterly Report to City Council Oct - Dec 2014
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: NICOLE DAILEY, MANAGEMENT ANALYST
DATE: January 21, 2015
SUBJECT: Public Safety Advisory Commission Quarterly Report
The Public Safety Advisory Commission is pleased to present thi s summary of activities
and actions for this quarter. This report covers the months of October, November and
December 2014. The meeting of October 2014 was canceled.
Listed below are the current members of this Commission:
Jay Stewart, Chairperson
Stephen Gregory, Vice-Chairman
Chris Hyland, Commissioner
Myles Ross, Commissioner
Valerie Sund, Commissioner
The Commission has held seven regular meetings since March 2014. Two meetings were
canceled in July and October. These meetings involved several key aspects regarding the
safety of the City. Listed below are the presentations, future priorities, and actions taken
during the November and December meeting.
PRESENTATIONS:
Lake Elsinore Police Department Motorized Office Unit
Lake Elsinore Unified School District Attendance Boundary Update
Crime Free Multi-Housing Program
Neighborhood Watch Program Review
ACTIONS TAKEN:
Proposed Truck Route Ordinance Changes, New Main Street Truck Route
Signs and Informational Materials. The last two meetings of 2014 were used
to review, more closely, proposed ordinance changes to Chapter 10.24 of the
Lake Elsinore Municipal Code regarding Truck Routes. Minor updates were
made to the ordinance including increasing the maximum gross weight
restrictions from three (3) to five (5) tons to accommodate the increasing size
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and weight of vehicles. In addition, the Commission approved upgrading the
existing “No Trucks Over 3 Tons” signs at either approach on Main Street with a
larger, revised sign including the ordinance number. Finally, the Commission
approved a proposed flyer for distribution to downtown businesses to emphasize
the importance of honoring the truck route and to encourage their suppliers to
help preserve Historic Main Street and other local road improvements. Due to
the limited number of changes to the ordinance, it will likely be presented to the
City Council at a later date with other ordinances requiring minor clean up. In the
interim, staff will be distributing the flyer to the businesses.
UPCOMING PRIORITIES:
Provide comments and recommendations regarding proposed changes to the
Nuisance Abatement and Overnight Camping ordinances for future consideration by
the City Council.
Review, update or create City ordinances related to lake activities such as towables,
flyboarding and float tube anglers, swimming provisions and other safety relate d
concerns ahead of the boating season.
Review proposed skate park design to consider possible safety concerns and
measures including pedestrian crosswalks and/or stop signs.
Actively promote the Commission as a place for the community to come to learn
about public safety programs in and offered for our community.
Distribute and promote a public safety related community survey to gather input
from the community.
Begin working with the school district to determine school sites requiring minor
public safety and/or circulation improvements.
Develop a Public Safety Recognition Program for those who are committed to and
go above and beyond to ensure the safety of our communit y.